Book jacket design

If you’re a self-publishing author, you know that there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to creating a professional-looking book. One important element that is often overlooked is the dust jacket – the protective cover that goes on the outside of your book. In this post, we’ll take a closer look […]

A dust jacket is difficult to size, it's a complex three-dimensional object once wrapped on a hardcover book. Here's a how-to!

a selection of book jacket illustrations by Christiane Engel www.desertfriends.com

Take a look at July’s finest winning designs, find some inspiration and vote for your favorite.

The Mantle created a custom book cover on 99designs. They got dozens of unique ideas from professional designers and picked their favorite.

I confess that I am the sort of person who judges books by their covers. When I walk into a bookstore, I usually spend about ten minutes just browsing the covers of the books that are spread out on the nearest table. I'm not interested in the content, I don't care about the story. All I want at that moment is to look at is the image, the type choices, the paper and printing. Nothing against authors. I just like the look and feel of paper books. Happily, I've been designing a few books covers…

Cover work I did for Scholastic Press- the YA novel The Crystal Ribbon

Book Dust Jackets - enhance presentation, preserve quality, and offer creative potential. Learn to design, set up, and order dust jackets for all book sizes.